Act and Influence

Act

Act verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

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Influence and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead the word "Act" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Act and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Influence" as a verb or a noun.

good	good act	good influence
musical	musical act	musical influence
single	single act	single influence
actual	actual act	actual influence
Other adjectives: real, massive, big, great, evil, little, bad, main, new, major, biggest.

power	act power	influence power
life	act life	influence life
control	act control	influence control
place	act place	influence place
Other words: plot, number, rest, way, personality, story, feelings, humans, emotions.

A good example of this is God and Satan; they do not act in the mortal world unless mortal will chooses for them to exert some influence, and when they do the other is able to act accordingly.

Source: All-Powerful Bystander
The universe here operates by the same rules as the roulette wheel; and if you can influence your outcome in the world, we learn in the last act, so can you influence the outcome in a game of chance.

Source: Analysis / Run, Lola, Run
He often has to act as stabilizing influence on Misato and he reminds Ritsuko of her more human sides.

Source: Freudian Trio / Anime and Manga

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